Student Research from 2024
Establishment Support in Primary Elections: How Much Does It Matter?, Edward Haggerty
Tools of Oppression: The Virginia School System and the School to Prison Pipeline, Natalie Johnson-Abbott
Trump's 2016 Election Win: Why He Owes it to Jesus, Margaret Jones
A Trump-Shaped Shadow: Demonstrating Competing Republican Identities to Gain Party Support, Amede Karina-Plun
Electing Generational Immigrants: Campaign Messaging Strategies of Asian American Candidates in Virginia, Jane Michael
Is No News Good News?: Exploring the Impact of Social Media Use on Misinformation Beliefs, Corbin Poyer
Presidential Influence on the Bureaucracy: The Curious Case of Lina Khan, Nickolas Remish
Democracy and Organized Crime: The Case of Brazil, Abigail Tank
Christian Nationalism’s Effect on Women's Socioeconomic Status in the United States, Chloe Vanderhoof
The Effect of Gender Bias on the Confirmation Hearings of Federal District and Circuit Court Appointees, Hannah Walker
Student Research from 2023
Gender and Political Candidacy in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Mary-Elise Alworth
What Makes a Radical?: An exploration of sexism, social dominance orientation, and political violence., Cassandra Atkinson
“Every Nation Except Our Own”: The Social Gospel, Anti-Immigrant Sentiments, and U.S. Foreign Policy, Andrea Darmawan
The Creation of Political Survival Strategies by Black Collegiate Women on Virginia’s Predominantly White Campuses, Maya Jenkins
Sex in the Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Vienna and The United States’ Efforts in Gender Mainstreaming Transportation, Sarah Miller
Student Research from 2022
The Ethics of Care and the U.S. Covid-19 Pandemic Response, Samantha Treveline Barrett
The Relationship Between Late Night, Twitter, and Political Literacy in 2020, Sally Burkley
Reforming the United States’ Currency Production, William Cather
Humanitarian Intervention and American Public Opinion: An Analysis to Intervene, Alexia Inge
The Influence of Right-Wing Media on Political Racialization, Alex Regan
Student Research from 2021
This is America: Comparing the U.S. and Foreign Media Press Coverage of African American Foreign Policy Officials, Nina Burges
Felony Disenfranchisement through Rousseau's Social Contract, Blake Donohue
Australia and the United States: The Role of Secondary Allies in Burden-Sharing, Rachel McVicker
Crude Measures: Assessing the Success and Failure of Maximum Pressure Campaigns, Dillon Schweers
Two Jews, Three Opinions: An Exploration of Young American Jewish Perspectives on Israel, Kate Seltzer
How Expansive is Essential? Restriction of Abortion Services in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Eva Katherine Waszak
Student Research from 2020
Presidential Power Reconsidered: A Contemporary Look at Neustadtian Bargaining, Jeremy Engel
Latinas in Congress: Lack of Party Support and Disproportionate Underrepresentation, Rebecca Fitzgerald
Trump’s 2016 Campaign, the Republican Party, and Trade, John Huebler
Challenging Bosnian Women’s Identity as Rape Victims: The Fetishization of Sexual Violence in Post-Conflict Discourse, Rebecca Jacobi
Student Research from 2019
The 'Will of the Voters': Examining Trends in Legislative Repeal of State Ballot Initiatives, John Cronin
Detained by Data: A Critical Analysis of the Virginia Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument, Stacey Feindt
State Innovation Waivers: The Efficacy of Federalist Approaches to the Affordable Care Act, Gabriel Nick Lewis
Student Research from 2018
Political Participation, Efficacy, and Community Organizing in Appalachia: How A Marginalized Region Makes Sense of their Circumstances, Christopher Cassingham
The Resilience of Clientelism in Menem's Argentina, Marina Castro-Meirelles
The Status of Socialism in Contemporary US Politics, Noah Gardner
Female Secondary School Stipend Programs in Bangladesh and Pakistan: What can we learn from South Asia’s CCTs?, Julia Gibbons
The Implementation of Religious Literacy Curricula in American Public Schools, Natalie LeMay
The U.S. War on Drugs in Latin America: What is the Method to the Madness?, Kendall Parker
Student Research from 2017
Fighting Ignorance of the Middle East and Islam: A Case Study of Generation Global in a Virginia Classroom, Caitriona Nam Hee Cobb
Climate Change and Conflict: The Relationship Between Government Response to Climate Change and Civil Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, Lydia Grossman
America's Best Idea? Identity Politics and Opposition to National Monuments, Christine E. MacKrell
Uncle Sam vs. the Hermit Kingdom: Options for Handling North Korea's Nuclear Program, Robert L. Wimberly
Student Research from 2016
Trouble with the Neighbors: A Case Study of the Political Relationship Between the Baltic States and Euro-Atlantic Security Institutions After Russia's Annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, Girard Louis Bucello IV
Jordanian Government Response to Mass Refugee Influxes, Anne Charles Cutting
Dahlian Democracy as a Hobbesian State and the Legitimacy of the U.S., Edward Harold Scheirer
The Media and Candidate Popularity During the 2012 and 2016 Elections, Aleksandra Szczesna
Student Research from 2015
Which Side Are We On? The Effect of Self-Identified Class on Political Elections in Virginia, Benjamin Fredrick Hermerding
Venturing into a Minefield: Employer Practices in a Post Burwell v. Hobby Lobby State, Katherine Johnson
Finding Meaning in Difference: Girls' Education Initiatives in Kenya from the UN and NGOs, Paige Heather Reese McKinsey
The Prevalence of Candidate Brands in Media Campaign Coverage, Jonathan Cooper Polson
Student Research from 2011
Texas Board of Education, Cara MacDonald
Student Research from 2009
Informal Institutions: Proportional Representation and Single Party Dominance in South Africa, Sebastian Watt